And then basketball season was over. We saw some of the expected programs rise to the top, a few upsets, a dark horse complete a run to the regional title, and plenty of drama. The rankings this season have featured the top five (or six) teams, but with the 2016-17 campaign now in the rear view, here’s how all 12 4A North teams stacked up. To view how the rankings … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Nevada will try to make history on Saturday, All-league/all-participation, Gorman boys win sixth straight
Maybe the Mountain West knew what it was doing when it pitted Nevada and Colorado State against each other in the final game of the regular season. Maybe it just got lucky. While a much stronger argument can be made for the latter, the process doesn’t matter. On Saturday evening, Nevada will host Colorado State at Lawlor Events Center in the unofficial Mountain West … [Read more...]
Reed’s King-Shaw, Ocegueda honored
Individual cross country state champs, Nevada Gatorade Athletes of the Year celebrated Maybe Reed cross country is on its way back. If the Raiders return to their dominant form of the 1980’s and early 90’s, when the boys and girls programs racked up 23 regional and state titles in 15 years, they’ll say it was because of this season. While the Raiders didn’t win any … [Read more...]
Miller verbally commits to UNLV
Spanish Springs senior pitcher is program’s third Div. I prospect in two years He doesn’t like attention. He didn’t even have a Twitter account – an offense that flirts with social sabotage for a teenager – until Wednesday. Spanish Springs senior pitcher Casey Miller finally downloaded the immensely popular communication app with the final go ahead from mom and dad. … [Read more...]
Barham’s coming home
Former Spanish Springs soccer standout transferring to Nevada after two years at junior college in Washington She had to travel to the extreme Northwest of the continental United States to realize she wanted to come home. Well, kind of. Audrey Barham had illusions of playing Division I soccer at Nevada even before graduating from Spanish Springs in 2015 as a … [Read more...]
Free throws keep Nevada in first place
Wolf Pack hits a season-high 30-of-34 shots from the line, completes regular-season sweep of Boise RENO – Free throws aren’t sexy. They’re mundane. They stop the clock. They’re as fun to watch as four wide ones on the diamond. You know what is sexy? First place. Nevada shot 29 second-half free throws on Wednesday night to pull away from Boise State for an 85-77 … [Read more...]
Reed grad not blinded by national spotlight at UConn
When Gabby Williams graduated from Reed in 2014 and headed to UConn to play for legendary coach Geno Auriemma, she had an idea what she was getting into. At least she thought she did. At that point, Auriemma and the Huskies had just won their ninth national title. It was the second in four years, which feels like slump for the historic program. But now it’s getting hard … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Spanish Springs boys miss window
For the Spanish Spring boys basketball team, this was supposed to be the year. Led by Marcus Loadholt, who averaged 3.7 points per game as a freshman and 20.3 ppg this winter, the Cougars and their eight seniors were going to win the first regional title in program history. That’s the way it was written out, at least, for the team that won all 16 of its 4A North games … [Read more...]